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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I graduated from a relatively small public high school in 2001.  Every AP class averaged probably one hour’s worth of homework per night, although the English courses could sometimes be even more.  (And of course this includes time over the weekend to get stuff done.)

This seems totally normal.  If your kid doesn’t want to do the work maybe they should reconsider taking the classes?[/quote]

That's not normal. That's 5hrs a week of homework plus 4 hrs of class, per course, which is far too much for a school with 7-8 courses at a time. 
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This-- in college you take maybe four classes a semester, so it makes sense to be responsible for a fair amount outside of the class meetings time. In HS you are in classes all day, and taking 7-8 classes. It's unreasonable for an AP course to mimic the amount of work in a college course. The rigor and the learning should be geared towards advancement but not the sheer amount of work.[/quote]

Well, since you are earning college credits, it will be a similar workload as at university.  7-8 classes doesn't mean they are [u]all[/u] AP classes. Some electives may have little homework.  Students need to consider what else they have on their plates (sports, part-time jobs, music lessons, etc) and not over extend themselves if they can't manage the workload. [/quote]

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